Halima Dangote, daughter of billionaire businessman Aliko Dangote, has said she and her sisters prefer to keep a low profile rather than seek attention because of their family’s wealth or status.

Speaking in an interview about their upbringing and approach to public life, Halima said the siblings were raised to focus on their responsibilities and careers instead of displaying their possessions or relying on their father’s name.

She explained that their attitude is also evident when they spend time with people from wealthy and influential families, including children of their father’s friends.

“We’re not spoilt. Anytime we meet with our co-peers, like the kids of our dad’s friends or people that were… We don’t… I mean, everyone has his own job,” she said.

Halima said she and her sisters have always been private people who rarely talk about their identities, possessions or accomplishments.

According to her, life was simpler when they could move around without being easily recognised by members of the public.

“We are more… we are quiet in the sense that we don’t say who we are. It’s, I don’t know if it’s fortunate or unfortunate. Now people recognize us, but it was easier when we were not recognized, you know, our results spoke for itself,” she added.

She also said the siblings have little interest in pursuing social media popularity, noting that they are uncomfortable with constantly putting their lives and achievements in the public space.

“I mean, some people are really comfortable with the social media, with being known, with being expressive. I don’t think we are. All three of us, we’re not expressive of what we have or what we own or what we’re doing,” she said.

Rather than promote themselves publicly, Halima said they prefer their professional achievements and the performance of the businesses they oversee to speak for them.

“I think, like Fatima and Maya said, the results are just the ones speaking for itself: the sales of this business, the profit of this, our growth, us growing to 100 billion dollars,” Halima said.

She added that the sisters occupy important positions and believe measurable results provide a clearer picture of their contributions.

“We are all in those key positions, and I mean, numbers don’t lie. So that’s it” she added.